While airbags are made to reduce risks of severe injury during an accident, it can also cause more injuries, or even instant death, when not working properly.
Ferrari is making a recall of 814 vehicles over faulty airbags, The Independent reports.
The airbags, produced by Japanese manufacturer Takata, can inflate from the wrong angle during a collision and only make the situation more dangerous for the motorists.
The recall covers vehicles manufactured between December 2014 and April 2015. The car models include the 458 Italia, the Spider, the Speciale, the Speciale A, and the La Ferrari.
According to a document filed at The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website, the defect cause reads: "A combination of insufficient gluing of the leather skin of the Driver's Air Bag module cover to the plastic base and improperly rotated orientation of the cushion during the manufacturing process."
Ferrari first realized the defect during a test run of a 458 Italia model, where the leather skin of the driver's air bag cushion deployed in a "rotated orientation."
The Ferrari 458 Italia and Spider were also involved in a recall last year, CNBC reported in September.
The cause of recall was not considered a major risk - in some vehicles, the safety latch in the front-mounted trunk may not release, and this violates U.S. regulations.
Although the safety latch works when the car is moving, it is still not safe for anyone trapped inside to make an escape.
Airbag defaults have been frequently causing recalls lately, particularly airbags from Takata.
The New York Times previously noted that manufacturer Takata made history by causing the recall of nearly 17 million vehicles in the United States and about 35 million worldwide.
The defective airbags could inflate during collision with too much force, causing it to explode and send metal fragments flying to passengers.
"Up until now Takata has refused to acknowledge that their airbags are defective," Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation, told NY Times. Takata admitted the airbag fault on May 19.
By then, six deaths and 100 injuries have already been associated with the airbag fault.
On June 25, Takata CEO Shigehisa Takada expressed his apology in a public statement.
"I apologize from my heart to those who have died or been injured. I feel a heavy responsibility," said Takada in a news conference, as quoted by NY Times.
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